Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park

	Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape
	Karst landscape of the Akiyoshi plateau
location	Yamaguchi Prefecture , Japan
WDPA ID	3270
Geographical location	34 ° 14 ' N , 131 ° 18' E Coordinates: 34 ° 13 '55 " N , 131 ° 18' 10" E
Setup date	November 1, 1955
administration	Yamaguchi Prefecture

The Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park ( Japanese 秋吉台国定公園 , Akiyoshidai kokutei kōen ) is one of over 50 quasi-national parks in Japan. The prefecture of Yamaguchi is responsible for the management of the company founded on November 1, 1955 Parks. With the IUCN Category V, the park area is classified as a Protected Landscape / Protected Marine Area . The park includes part of the eponymous Akiyoshi Plateau ( 秋吉台 Akiyoshidai ), a karst landscape , and over 400 limestone caves, including Japan's largest limestone cave Akiyoshidō ( 秋芳洞 ). The cave is 8,700 m deep, about 1 km of which is accessible to visitors. The mountain meadows on the plateau are burned down in a controlled manner every February to keep them short.